ABUJA — Barely a week after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, threatened to declare him wanted over alleged laundering of over N300 billion during his tenure, the former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, last night voluntarily surrendered to the agency for interrogation.
The former governor walked into the hands of his interrogators at the commission’s head office in Abuja at 6pm and was immediately taken in.
A top source at the commission confirmed to Vanguard that Sheriff was quizzed over N300 billion allegedly taken from the coffers of the state without any work done with it as claimed by his administration.
“We want the former governor to also explain to us how N13 billion taken from local government joint account in the state was used and what it was used for,” the source said.
Sheriff is alleged to have claimed that his administration used the sum to execute some infrastructural projects to prepare the ground for the inauguration of the administration of his successor in 2011.
But the anti-graft agency said last night that no such project was executed and the money not accounted for in addition to the N13 billion said to have vanished form the state’s local government joint account.
“I can confirm to you that the former governor of Borno State is with us and we cannot say for how long our operatives will keep him. We really want to know the truth from him before deciding on whether there is enough evidence to charge him to court or not,” the official said.
Last week, the commission had served notice of his intention to declare Sheriff wanted if he continued to ignore his invitations.
Sheriff is the second former governor to surrender voluntarily this week to answer questions bordering on their tenure.
Former Adamawa governor, Murtala Nyako, surrendered on Monday and has been admitted to bail on personal recognition over N15 billion fund alleged to have been laundered during his administration.
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Charge him to court already please, what evidence can possibly be more than billions of naira unaccounted for. Ok i borrow EFCC brain, charge him for Ghost Project..shuuu!

I hope an example is made of him, after of which Aregbesola will follow. Nigeria's economy cannot absorb a theft running into $ billions without starving millions of masses.

He is one of d first class thief in dis country

No more impunity... Change is here and it's here to stay... Watch as more looters surrender their loots

This is another criminal that enjoyed Jonathan protection, he was given security escort while the house assembly speaker escort was withdrawn, te mention the level of impunity in Jonathan administration. Jonathan needs to be probed.

Gradually our EFCC is showing ability and capability.

Nigeria can work if the head is good and not rotten like a certain one we know.

They way these people mention billions this days, its alarming nobody de thief small small again o!

Good let him defend himself or face jail.

Nigeria is back on track.
God bless our new Sherrif....PMB


Haters....... Get a pack of Moduretic

Arrest him and let him bail himself with half of the money.

EFCC and initial gra gra, by monday buhari will release him.
Next

EFCC trying so hard not to be scraped while ICPC is still snoring.
Modu has been walking free since 2011 and just now EFCC has his time. So many officials of that agency must be shown the way out.

I just hope this will not end the same way like other, EFCC do your n if he is found guilty, throw him behind the bar.

We hoope Sheriff is prosecuted and made to face the full wrath of the law? We hope he wouldn't be let go by Buhari's DPP like in the case of Timpre Sylva. #WeAreWatching

barcanista:
We hoope Sheriff is prosecuted and made to face the full wrath of the law? We hope he wouldn't be let go by Buhari's DPP like in the case of Timpre Sylva. #WeAreWatching

Is timpre sylva not still in court

Thieves in high places!

barcanista:
We hoope Sheriff is prosecuted and made to face the full wrath of the law? We hope he wouldn't be let go by Buhari's DPP like in the case of Timpre Sylva. #WeAreWatching

Be rest assured that he will definitely feel the wrath of the law, his benefactor who also happens to be your security contract approving body now has zero power to "help" him unlike Timi Sylva.

His role in making BH a nightmare it has become today will also be revisited.

You can even Shoot him on National TV without trial, I don't care. I never liked him since discovering in role in BH and I have no sympathy for him.

modath:



Be rest assured that he will definitely feel the wrath of the law, his benefactor who also happens to be your security contract approving body now has zero power to "help" him unlike Timi Sylva.

His role in making BH a nightmare it has become today will also be revisited.

None should be freed no matter their political affiliations

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